Friday, November 3, 2017

Powerful Acquaintances in Highsec, Part 2

Previously, on MinerBumping...Mike Jinsu's Covetor was defeated in honourable elite PvP by Spine Ripper, the ganker alt of Agent Bing Bangboom. Mike demanded the satisfaction of 1v1 combat, so Bing joined the convo and declared himself willing to duel. But Mike changed his mind, threatening to bring in powerful friends from his incursion fleet. Before long, the miner invited the mysterious Kalista Ohu to the convo.

Mike and Kalista had an easy rapport, bouncing one-liners off each other like they were on a late-night talk show. Obviously Kalista was Mike's powerful incursion fleet friend.

Bing Bangboom > I only came because Mike said he wanted to duel but now he's decided to not.Bing Bangboom > He said you would guard him mining though.Kalista Ohu > would duel but yeaKalista Ohu > busy dont got time to bs around with bs

Bing was still interested in taking Mike up on his offer for a duel; he was even willing to let Kalista tag-in for her friend. Unfortunately, Kalista didn't have time.

...Then the other shoe dropped. Kalista wasn't Mike's powerful friend after all. No, she was merely an acquaintance. Acquaintances don't protect each other. They don't do much of anything for each other, really.

Bing Bangboom > ah, another carebearMike Jinsu > Wtf is with you and carebearsKalista Ohu > i refuse to pay for something that is already freeBing Bangboom > where are your friends then?Mike Jinsu > Oh they're too busy to deal with fake people

Agent Bing had long suspected that Mike didn't actually have any friends. The fact that the miner had invited a mere acquaintance into the chat seemed to confirm this. Where did Mike meet Kalista, anyway? The "Help" channel?

Bing Bangboom > everyone pays... eventually. Or they quitMike Jinsu > You russians are gay as shitKalista Ohu > hes new af can u just let him play the fing game already lmaoBing Bangboom > He only has to buy a permit and follow the Code

Though Kalista wouldn't put a ship on the line for someone she'd just met, she was willing to request that Bing allow Mike to mine.

Kalista Ohu > worser then the guy that got banned from co2Kalista Ohu > follow me assKalista Ohu > let him mine how about thatBing Bangboom > Someone as helpless as himself should bow to the power of Highsec.Mike Jinsu > Oh 0.6 isn't really highsec

Clearly, Mike needed help. But all Kalista would do is talk. As it turned out, Bing was a better friend to Mike than Kalista was--at least he was willing to sell the miner a permit.

Kalista Ohu > bow to pl and nc 1Kalista Ohu > and then we can negociate!Mike Jinsu > what are pl and nc 1Bing Bangboom > Those alliances have no power in highsec. Here it's us.Mike Jinsu > oh

Mike's acquaintance invoked the authority of Pandemic Legion and some entity apparently named Northern Coalition One. But in highsec, it's the mighty CODE. alliance that everyone needs to worry about.

Mike lost faith in his acquaintance's ability to negotiate on his behalf for a peaceful resolution (i.e., one that didn't require the bot-aspirant to part with any of his precious isk). The only alternative left--other than the powerful incursion friends he'd so far declined to call in--was to file a petition with anyone still working for CCP.

Bing Bangboom > Kill: Mike Jinsu (Covetor)Bing Bangboom > just to be sure you see what he was mining inBing Bangboom > Kill: Mike Jinsu (Capsule) and he was AFKMike Jinsu > I wasn't afk lolBing Bangboom > Its impossible to catch a pod that isn't AFK

Mike's denials fell flat. Carebears, when your pod gets killed by one of our Agents, that's prima facie evidence that you were AFK.

Mike Jinsu > WellMike Jinsu > I was trying to go to an ore siteMike Jinsu > and was waiting for my drones to comeMike Jinsu > when you popped upBing Bangboom > ta dah!Mike Jinsu > I don't use implants for this EXACT reason

The miner smugly noted that he doesn't use implants due to the ever-present threat of our gankers. In a sense, this is an even bigger victory for the Code than when our gankers destroy an expensive pod: The carebear didn't even get to use any implants in the first place.

If code would stop committing RL crimes and praying to a RL child murderer and acting like a bunch of ISIS agents then you wouldn't have a johnny piddle bitching, but the code does these things so now you have a piddle repeatedly saying:

After fatally shooting three people at a Wal-Mart in Thornton last Friday Scott Ostrem, 47, was captured by police. He is currently being held without bond and has made a statement that "they were just miners and had to be punished."

It is typical behavior that has been surfacing as of late from the "code" and its members due to declining player activity in Eve Online. Those less stable members of the alliance seem to be seeking fulfillment of their charge, which is to eliminate miners from the game, outside of the gaming environment.